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Yevgeni Nikolaev was one of Russia's leading snipers in World War II, and his memoir provides an unparalleled account of front-line action in crucial theaters of war. Nikolaev is credited with a remarkable 324 kills, and his wartime service included time in the siege of Leningrad in 1941/1942. His memoir is not a neutral, apolitical account--far from it. Nikolaev asserts, for example, that Finland attacked Russia. As a member of the NKVD, it is not surprising that his memoir is full of historical misinterpretation and justification of the agency's actions. In vivid, arresting recollections he paints his actions in a saintly, heroic light. He describes the comfort of the German foxholes, wired with telephone connections, relative to the Russians who fasted without food or water, awaiting the moment for a perfect shot. He claims the Russian soldier was a moral warrior, killing only with head or heart shots. In addition to describing details of his kills, Nikolaev explains how his life was saved when an explosive rifle bullet struck a watch that he kept in his jacket pocket. His life was saved by a surgeon who extracted all the watch parts.

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Yevgeni Nikolaev was one of Russia's leading snipers in World War II. A member of the NKVD, he fought on the Leningrad Front in 1941 and 1942. Albrecht Wracker is a historian and bestselling author of Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger Knights Cross. Martin Pegler is a well-known military historian and a leading authority on the history of military sniping. Albrecht Wracker is a historian and bestselling author of Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger Knights Cross. Martin Pegler is a well-known military historian and a leading authority on the history of military sniping. John Pruden is an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. His exposure to many people, places, and experiences throughout his life provides a deep creative well from which he draws his narrative and vocal characterizations. His narration of The Killing of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers was chosen by the Washington Post as a Best Audiobook of 2010.

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